Contela Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Contela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Contela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Contela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Contela is found most in Argentina. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Contela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Contela live; 78 percent live in South America and 78 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.
The last name is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,106,202. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 86 percent are found and Buenos Aires Province, where 14 percent are found. Beside Argentina it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Contela
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